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Summary Of Going To The Olympics, 1984 By Frank Romero

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In the image "Going to the Olympics,1984" by Frank Romero, He addresses the mural artwork on the freeway wall as events that occur around Los Angeles. The symbols of a heart, palm trees, cars, sumo wrestlers, horses and Blimps are all things that happen around Los Angeles. The images are to let the people driving down on the freeway look to their right or left depending on your direction in the freeway. Concerts occur in L.A, that is the reason for the concert symbolization. The hearts may show how everyone loves the artwork or everyone loves Los Angeles for those who grow up here. In my opinion, Frank Romero's artwork shows love to the city of Los Angeles car culture, he perhaps drew what he likes to see out in the city of Los Angeles …show more content…

Romeros painting is a "It's a classic and beautiful Chicano piece, painted with rough, almost broom-like movements of his hand," Baca said "Losing Franks Romeros in the city of Los Angeles is not such a smart thing to do. He's an internationally known artist of importance. He's an assert." I want to say Baca was upset towards this situation because he must enjoy Frank Romeros painting. Frank has painted over 15 murals around Los Angeles city. Frank studied at "Otis Art Institute." People were shocked and felt like it was a …show more content…

['Going to the Olympics'] is painted over in solid coats of Caltrans gray and judging by the paint, it looks like it was an official wipe-out. Located alongside the 101, they were important enough be conserved, but evidently the constant tagging made it too costly to consider restoring them yet again." This shows he was not aware of Frank Romero painting being gone until he had arrived and was taking photos and it was missing. He describes what he had seen done to the mural from all the

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